As New Mexico continues to dry out, it’s hard for a meteorologist to truly enjoy this beautiful run of November weather knowing how parched the ground is – and also knowing that there is basically no good chance for rain and snow coming any time soon.

Areas with very small chances for rain and mountain snow will be southwest Colorado Friday afternoon into Saturday morning, and then the southeastern corner of New Mexico on Saturday.

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Otherwise it’s a continuation of the comfortably mild, partly cloudy skies for the next several days.

Average highs for mid-November are in the 50s around the state, and we expect to live in the +5-7 range during the afternoon, with overnight low temperatures trending up above those average mid-30s too.

It’s important to peek into the extended with Thanksgiving just a week away now and those travel plans are getting closer for many people.

While a series of weather systems will crash into the Pacific coast over the next several days, upper-level winds in the atmosphere will likely deflect them into the central and northern Rockies.

We could see a couple days where the winds fire up later next week, and maybe another cool down after Thanksgiving, but rain and snow should not complicate things here in New Mexico.